About us:
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.

Target as a tech company? Absolutely. We’re the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels Target’s passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. We anchor every facet of one of the world’s best-loved retailers with a strong technology framework that relies on the latest tools and technologies—and the brightest people—to deliver incredible value to guests online and in stores. Target Technology Services is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that guests and team members need and deserve. Our high-performing teams balance independence with collaboration, and we pride ourselves on being versatile, agile and creative. We drive industry-leading technologies in support of every angle of the business, and help ensure that Target operates smoothly, securely and reliably from the inside out.

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment and support.

As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with knowledge Agile methodologies and a knack for visual design and utility.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions

• Build the front-end of applications following UX visual design

• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

• Write effective APIs

• Work on proof of concepts.

• Responsible for delivering working software of highest quality, meeting specifications and agreed timelines.

• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

• Create security and data protection settings

• Build features and applications with a responsive design

• Write technical documentation

• This will also require working as a Scrum team member if needed in an Agile Scrum model, and to interact closely with multiple stakeholders like Product Owner, System Architects, Management, dependent Scrum teams, Devops, etc.

• Provide estimates of user stories in Story Points, and detailed task estimates in hours.

• Responsible for fixing product defects and attending to critical production issues.

• Responsible for fostering innovation.

• Work with infrastructure, security, and other partners

• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment

• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work

  
  

  Requirements

  • 4 year degree or equivalent experience

  • Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role

  • Confirmed expertise in Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns. DDD, Microservices, CQRS knowledge will have advantage

  • Validated experience using code versioning tools such as Git etc

  • Proven expertise in core Java, Kotlin, Spring framework

  • Working knowledge of RESTful web services, Kafka messaging service, EI frameworks like apache fuse

  • Demonstrated knowledge of distributed systems and how they are deferent from traditional monolith applications

  • Proficient in writing unit and integration tests with JUnit and Spring test framework

  • Hands-on experience in No SQL & SQL data bases (preferably Postgres, Mongo DB)

  • Working ability of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token and OAuth2

  • Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)

  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills

  • Great attention to detail, Organizational skills, An analytical mind

    
    

    Tech stack

    • JavaScript

    • ReactJS

    • Java

    • Springboot

      
      

      Nice to have

      • Redux

      • Kafka

      • Elastic Search

      • Redis

      • Kotlin

      • Mongo DB

      • Postgres

        
        

        
        

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        Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.